“What’s for lunch?” is the question Nicola George answers on her fabulous foodie blog wots for lunch?

Recently she made a Thai flavoured butternut soup using KAPRUKA Organic Virgin Coconut Oil. Give this recipe a try for a cosy lunch on chilly autumn or winter day.

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Colleen, blogger and foodie behind browniegirl, baked her tried-and-test sponge cake with one new ingredient…KAPRUKA Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and said it made a delicious difference.

“I will never use ordinary cooking oil again in my baking. Ever!” she writes in her blog post. “The taste of coconut is oh so subtle and the texture of the cake is light, slightly moist with a delightful crumb.”

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Give Browniegirl’s salted caramel and vanilla bean sponge cake a try…

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When foodie and blogger Marisa of The Creative Pot received a bottle of KAPRUKA Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, she immediately set out to find a way to use it and came up with this tasty Apple Pie Smoothie recipe.

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“This really is apple pie in a glass or as close as you’re going to get anyway,” wrote Marisa on her blog. “The coconut oil added that extra touch of ‘mmmm this is good.’”

Marisa was sweet enough to let us share her recipe with you.

Apple Pie Smoothie (Serves 2)

Ingredients:

3 apples, peeled and pips removed
1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt
3/4 cup apple juice + 2 tbsp
1/2 cup low fat milk
1/4 cup oats
1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, melted (allow to cool slightly before using)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp honey

Method:

1. Cook apples in a half cup apple juice until tender and liquid cooked away.
2. Add apples along with the rest of the ingredients to a blender and blitz until smooth.

Serve immediately.

Sounds yummy! If you have whipped up something delicious with coconut oil, we’d love to hear about it. Submit it your recipe with a link to your blog to chefkapruka@gmail.com

Make your own salad dressing with KAPRUKA Organic Virgin Coconut Oil.

Ingredients:

• Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
• White wine vinegar
• Black pepper
• Seasoned sea salt
• Half a teaspoon of sugar
• Raw grated garlic (to taste)

Take one measure of Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and about one and half to two measures of white wine vinegar. Add a pinch of seasoned sea salt and a little black pepper, half teaspoon of sugar and grated garlic to taste. Pour on salads as a delicious alternative to processed salad dressing.

Try your own variations and let us know what works for you, we would love to try your salad dressing! Remember we are offering the award winning cook book, Kok en Skinker by Dirk Nagtegaal, to the person who submits the best recipe using coconut oil. Find out more here.